The Bullshit Propaganda

Bonus ep: Pengawalan Emosi (to feel or not to feel)

Welcome back to another episode. In this bonus episode we switched to my national language, Bahasa Melayu! Kami bincang tentang stress/tekanan, kepentingan kawalan emosi, dan cara-cara mudah untuk mengawal emosi kita. Turut main BINGO Pengawalan Emosi dengan kami di sini: https://bit.ly/bingoemosi Sila tinggalkan komen anda di bawah atau di IG kami : @thebullshitpropaganda_podcast

Season 3 Ep 4 People don't change. Or do they?

In this week's episode, we call bullshit on the saying that 'People don't change'. Unlike tigers, we can definitely change our proverbial stripes, and the episode dives into the science that supports this as well. We talk about neuroplasticity, what makes people change, the way to make lasting changes in who we are, how Hogwart's house system might be slightly problematic (sorry but not sorry JK Rowling), and more. This was another solo episode with just your host, Subashini Raj, and may have gone a little rambly as usual, but I hope you enjoy listening to it.  As always, please send us your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episodes to @thebullshitpropaganda_podcast on Instagram. External links: Blog   https://medium.com/@subashini.raj.1295 Books  1) The Woman who Changed her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young 2) How to Argue with a Racist by Adam Rutherford Understanding neuroplasticity and how the brain changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWIagHUqD8A Producer, editor, & host: Suba (@subashiniraj)

Season 3 Episode 3: Online dating and building trust with strangers off the internet

In this week's episode, my guest, Andrea Varsha and I had a little bit of fun, talking about online dating, the murkiness of trust when making virtual connections, the possible gendered differences in social media usage, getting d**k pics, and so much more. We shared some personal stories, and had many laughs while recording this. Hope you all have just as much fun listening to it!  As always, please send us your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episodes to @thebullshitpropaganda_podcast on Instagram. Episode guest: Andrea Varsha (@andreavarsha) External links: Blog   https://medium.com/@subashini.raj.1295 Attachment theory & online dating https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2050157918770696 Producer, editor, & host: Suba (@subashiniraj)

Season 3 Episode 2: Celf-censorship and the struggle to ask for what you want

In this episode, we're calling bullshit on the notion that we can't ask for what we want because people will think of us and being too difficult, and that it will make us unattractive. This one goes out to all my folks raised in ethnic minority communities, especially my South Asian ladies, who have been told all our lives, that we will not be able to find love if we are expressive and ask for the things that we want. Whether it is in romantic relationships or professional stages, we have all at some point censored ourselves, from voicing our needs because of the fear of being rejected or taking up too much space. I really enjoyed recording this one, getting to pick my guest (Lakshmi Mohana's) brain on how she has worked on getting better at communicating her needs, and sharing a little bit on my own struggle with asking for what I want. I hope you will enjoy listening to it just as much. As always, please send us your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episodes to @thebullshitpropaganda_podcast on Instagram. Episode guest: Lakshmi Mohana (@lakshmimohana) External links: Blog   https://medium.com/@subashini.raj.1295 Spirits podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/66Zgg9XBzGKgHR2zV0MRVx?si=76f2a735376447f6 Producer, editor, & host: Suba (@subashiniraj)

Season 3 Ep 1: Chasing perfection and the imposter syndrome

We're back! Starting the season off with a solo episode (dw, the next ones will have guests), and this episode, we're calling bullshit on the notion that we need to have our shit together or be really good at something before we feel like our efforts are worth others' time and attention. Talking about the crippling fear a lot of us face, at some point in our lives, to live up to the expectation of perfection set for us by ourselves, or our society. I really enjoyed recording this one, and sharing a little bit on my own experience with feeling like an imposter, and hope you will enjoy listening to it just as much.   As always, please send us your feedback, comments, and suggestions for future episodes to @thebullshitpropaganda_podcast on Instagram.   External links:  The Imposter Syndrome https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575024/full The Better than Average effect https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00898/full Overcoming the Imposter Syndrome https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/06/cover-impostor-phenomenon Producer, editor, & host: Suba (@subashiniraj)